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Telehealth Support Needed

Researchers from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Auckland is working on a telehealth project in order to improve care given to the elderly in New Zealand.  A website has been developed to help elderly people improve their health. We … Continue reading

ICT Shared Services Survey

With the support of Wellington City Council, we are  running a major online survey on ICT (information and communications technology) and shared services needs in non-profit sector organisations and community groups. To gain maximum benefit for the sector we need … Continue reading

We are now in CBD!

Wellington ICT has relocated to CBD effective March 2012. Our new office is at Suite 6, Level 1, Anvil House, 138-140 Wakefield Street, Wellington.  Our PO Box and  telephone numbers have remained the same at PO Box 2170 and 04-4856213 … Continue reading

ICT Policies of NZ Political Parties

With Election Day approaching (15 days!), NZCS (New Zealand Computer Society) asked the major political parties to summarise their “policies and visions for the future of ICT”. ICT has become a critical player in the day to day lives of most … Continue reading

Troubleshooting Computer Problems

Computers are incredibly powerful and useful tools… but they’re complicated pieces of machinery. If something goes wrong or needs to be upgraded, you may feel that you need to pay someone to perform the task – which can be a … Continue reading

10 Important Elements of a Non-Profit’s Website

October’s lunch time seminar about planning and evaluating websites was presented by Rebecca Ray. The following is a “blog-ified” version of her presentation. — It’s easy to recognise truly horrible websites (impossible to find anything, hard to read, horrible graphics that … Continue reading

Make an old computer useful again with Ubuntu

Computers have become a necessity in this day and age – but the cost of the machine and the software needed to make it effective can often be prohibitive. Switching to open source operating systems and software is an excellent solution … Continue reading

Retake the Net Barcamp – 29 October, 2011

Date: Saturday, 29 October, 2011 Time: 10:00 – 16:00 Place: Wellington Town Hall, Wakefield Street Retake the Net is an initiative for projects and actions related to keeping the internet free and open. (They are not a Wellington ICT initiative, … Continue reading

What is Cloud Computing?

This article by Michelle Murrain on her blog, Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology is an excellent, brief introduction to the concept of cloud computing. The article touches on the pros and cons of using cloud computing and lays … Continue reading

Choosing a CMS (content management system)

IdealWare.org published a report in 2010 comparing and contrasting four of the major CMSes available (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, and Plone). The report also touches on the basics of what a CMS does. The report was researched and written with non-profits … Continue reading